Alfred P. Stiernotte Lecture in Philosophy at Quinnipiac University

Press release

HAMDEN, Conn. – Kate A. Manne, associate professor at Cornell University’s Sage School of Philosophy, will present the 39th annual Alfred P. Stiernotte Lecture, “Misogyny: What It Is and How to Fight It,” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 in Quinnipiac University’s Mount Carmel Auditorium, 275 Mount Carmel Ave.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

The talk will consider the nature of misogyny, highlight the difference between misogyny and sexism and explain how to recognize misogyny in practice. The discussion will also outline how misogyny works in its intersection with other forms of oppression in several real-world examples, including silencing outspoken women and the hostility women encounter in leadership positions. It will conclude with some thoughts about how misogyny can be resisted.

Manne specializes in moral, social and feminist philosophy, and has written three books: “DOWN GIRL: The Logic of Misogyny,” “ENTITLED: How Male Privilege Hurts Women,” and “UNSHRINKING: How to Face Fatphobia.”

She regularly writes opinion pieces and essays for a non-academic audience, including The New York Times, The Cut, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, Time and more. In 2019 she was named one of the world’s top 50 thinkers by Prospect Magazine, her book Down Girl was awarded the 2019 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Humanities by the Association of American Publishers, and Entitled was listed as one of the best books of the year by the Atlantic. She writes a Substack newsletter, “More to Hate,” exploring misogyny, fatphobia, and their intersection.

The Stiernotte lecture series is named in honor of the late Alfred P. Stiernotte, who initiated the teaching of philosophy at Quinnipiac more than 50 years ago, and has been funded largely from an endowment provided by his estate.

For more information, call 203-582-8652.